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This book discusses the history of the Egyptian pharoahs. ... Read more

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Great book, Quick shipping.
This is a great series of books for general information and pictures on ancient civilzations.This particular book was shipped quickly and carefully by the seller.

great
this is a great book on ancient egypt. there is so much great info in this book as well as a few black and white pictures and lots of great colored pictures. if you are interested in ancient egypt this as a book you will want to buy.

A Wonderful and Very Factual Book About Ancient Egypt
I want to be an Egyptologist when I go to college and this was one of the many Egyptian books I have read and studied.It was also one of the better ones.It has amazing pictures and essays done by many different people that help to add to the facts they present.I rented it from my locallibrary, but in order to study it more I have just purchased it here, atAmazon.If you want information about what this incredible civilizationwas like, this is definatly a book for you to read. ... Read more

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A hardcover book with dustjacket containing seventeen stories of discovery selected and edited by Lady Margaret Wheeler. This book contains 12 pages of half-tone illustrations and 3 maps. The archaeological finds cover Egypt, Palestine, The British Isles, Africa, Iraq, Persia, France, Siberia, Denmark, Chile, & Italy. The book contains 178 pages. ... Read more

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Unabridged reprint of a scarce Ruffer work which was not included in the Paleopathology compilation by Roy Lee Moodie. Originally compiled in Egypt in 1919 nearly two years after the death of Ruffer, and submitted by his widow under the auspices of Sa Hautesse Ahmed Fouad, Sultan of Egypt, this work was recently discovered in the basement of a museum where it had been in storage since 1920. It has been printed here as the original complete 88 page work which pays particular attention to caries and dentition of mummies, as investigated by Ruffer just prior to his death. ... Read more

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Submerged Royal Quarters
This is a most excellent book for anyone that has an interest in the archaeological history of Alexandria. As a diver who has lived here in Alexandria for over 11 years, having logged over 100 recreational dives on the sites of the Pharos Lighthouse and the Royal Quarters, this book brings together much of what I have seen underwater but didn't fully understand. While the written contents of the book are a bit light on the technical aspects of past excavations, the fold-outs and site maps (for me at least) are well worth it.

M. Fleming
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1995 Academic Paperback journal, Volume 81, ISSN 03075133; Includes a summary of fieldwork for 1995-1996, a variety of papers and brief communications on archeological research, and reviews of recent publications in Egyptology. 22 black and white plates, plus 278 text pages. ... Read more

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Manual of Egyptian Archeology, and Guide To the Study of Antiquities in Egypt, For The Use of Students and Travelers. With 309 illustrations. ... Read more

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The ca seventh-century Christian hymn edited in this volume is one of the most extensive and important Greek liturgical documents to emerge from Egypt in recent years. The leather parchment, measuring 23.3 x 38.5 cm, preserves a three-hymn cycle, interlaced with the Trisagion refrain, "holy is God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us." The first cycle consists of an acrostic recounting of the birth, baptism, passion and ascension of Jesus. The second and third concern Isaiah's vision of the seraphim and Old Testament typologies of the person and work of Christ. As a whole the text focuses on the incarnation and baptismal motifs (with theologically interesting turns of phraseology, e.g., that Jesus was "begotten through the word of God" and "baptized for our sakes") and dramatically sets forth the polarities of Christ as pantocrator and sufferer. These themes receive detailed treatment in the commentary, as do other important issues, such as phonological and syntactic features of the Greek, the origin and use of the Trisagion in Eastern and Oriental Orthodox communions, the ascription of the hymn to Christ as opposed to the Trinity, and the Monophysite addition, "who was crucified for us."
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In his newest book, Egypt's leading archaeologist takes readers on a personal tour of the fascinating sites he has excavated over the last 33 years. His stirring descriptions of his life's work, accompanied by many previously unpublished photographs, take us from the famous monuments at Giza, where he has supervised the restoration of the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid and excavated the cemetery of the pyramid builders, to the Valley of the Golden Mummies in Bahariya Oasis, perhaps the most significant and spectacular discovery in recent years. Zahi Hawass, recently named to the top antiquities job in Egypt, spins true tales of tomb robbers, explains how he negotiates with local Egyptians whose homes may lie directly above important sites, and describes in detail the exhilarating experience of entering an ancient tomb for the first time after thousands of years. Dr. Hawass is a spellbinding storyteller; in his hands archaeology becomes the stuff of enthralling adventure, danger, and wonder. ... Read more

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The sophisticated past and power of Ancient Egypt.
Dr. Zahi Hawass has documented his discovery of ancient Egypts spectacular past with passion, color, detail and a priceless plethora of wonderful photo's of his archaeogical finds.His work, dedication, respect and reverence for these newly found Egyption relics explained in his book -"Secrets From The Sand" comes shining through as adventurous and thrilling experiences bound to fascinate and inspire any reader as well as all potential and budding young Egyptologists.His down to earth research of how some of these remaining ruins of gigantic statues, temples and above all the mysterious Pyramids of Giza were constructed without the aid of slaves is outstanding.His observations of the many Manufacturers, Merchants, Engineers, Doctors, Lawyers, Brewmaster, Bakers, Artists, Scribes and lifestyles which existed in Egypt over 5000 years ago is a riveting enlightment.This is a book you will want to keep.I treasure "Secrets From The Sand" and plan to read more Dr. Hawass's writings.

Excellent bio and story of modern archeology
Zahi Hawass is well-known to anyone interested in Egyptology... aside from his duties with the Egyptian government he has also been seen in many programs which have aired on cable TV about recent Egyptian discoveries. Currently, he has his own reality show about archeology. But who is Zahi Hawass?

Mr. Hawass recounts how he got involved in archeology and in doing so discusses some of the archeological digs and projects he's been on. Illustrated with photographs, Secrets From the Sand looks at several sites where recent digs have revised our understanding of ancient Egypt and Hawass also looks at issues such as conservation vs. tourism (a big deal in Egypt). In this book you really get a feel for why the rediscovery of Egypt's past is so important to him. You don't have to be an egyptologist to like this book... it's just that good.

great
This book is wonderful, and if you are intersted in ancient egypt at all this is a great book to read and find out first hand from Dr. Hawass the great treasures of ancient egypt.

Secrets From the Sand
I have several books by Zahi Hawass, and this is probably my favorite. I would love to meet this man in person, as his spirit of adventure must be greatly contagious! I love this book; the stories he shares, and the photography is fantastic! My hope is to someday visit some of these sights. I guarantee you won't be disappointed with this visit to Egypt's past.

"Why Only Four Stars?"
Dr. Hawass's book, "Secrets From the Sand" is a delight in many ways.Having been in Egypt and having seen many of the sites he has described, I thoroughly enjoyed re-living some of my time there.However, I must take exception to his belittling remarks of other people with whom he disagrees. I am referring to the remarks about Edgar Cayce, founder of the A.R.E. in Virginia Beach.One certainly has the right to disagree with another's phylosophy, but it would be courteous, to say the least, to get the facts right.Mr. Cayce was not a "poor carpenter", he was a photographer. He did not cure his son
s eyes, when a flash powder went off and blinded the boy, by some hocus-pocus magic, but with a sensible medical treatment.He mentions Hugh Lynn Cayce,Edgar's son, and calls him Hylan. In fact, the entire small section seemed to me to be an unsportsmanlike attempt to denigrate anyone who disagrees with him. Dr. Hawass has had enough recognition and enough honors in his field, richly deserved I may add, not to need to put in print his dislike of another's beliefs, however much it may disagree with his own.If this one section had been left out, I would have given the book the highest praise for its content, photographs, and manner of writing. As it is, I feel that it takes away from the character of the man whose work I have followed with great interest for many years, and who has done so much to bring his country's rich heritage to the attention of the world.
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To put this book into English, and thus to hand it on to thousands who
might not otherwise have enjoyed it, has been to me a very congenial and
interesting task. It would be difficult, I imagine, to point to any work of
its scope and character which is better calculated to give lasting delight
to all classes of readers. For the skilled archaeologist, its pages contain
not only new facts, but new views and new interpretations; while to those
who know little, or perhaps nothing, of the subjects under discussion, it
will open a fresh and fascinating field of study. It is not enough to say
that a handbook of Egyptian Archaeology was much needed, and that Professor
Maspero has given us exactly what we required. He has done much more than
this. He has given us a picturesque, vivacious, and highly original volume,
as delightful as if it were not learned, and as instructive as if it were
dull.

As regards the practical side of Archaeology, it ought to be unnecessary to
point out that its usefulness is strictly parallel with the usefulness of
public museums. To collect and exhibit objects of ancient art and industry
is worse than idle if we do not also endeavour to disseminate some
knowledge of the history of those arts and industries, and of the processes
employed by the artists and craftsmen of the past. Archaeology, no less
than love, "adds a precious seeing to the eye"; and without that gain of
mental sight, the treasures of our public collections are regarded by the
general visitor as mere "curiosities"--flat and stale for the most part,
and wholly unprofitable.

I am much indebted to Mr. W.M. Flinders Petrie, author of _The Pyramids and
Temples of Gizeh_, for kindly translating the section on "Pyramids," which
is entirely from his pen. I have also to thank him for many valuable notes
on subjects dealt with in the first three chapters. To avoid confusion, I
have numbered these notes, and placed them at the end of the volume.

My acknowledgments are likewise due to Professor Maspero for the care with
which he has read the proof-sheets of this version of his work. In
departing from his system of orthography (and that of Mr. Petrie) I have
been solely guided by the necessities of English readers. I foresee that
_Egyptian Archaeology_ will henceforth be the inseparable companion of all
English-speaking travellers who visit the Valley of the Nile; hence I have
for the most part adopted the spelling of Egyptian proper names as given by
the author of "Murray's Handbook for Egypt."

Touching my own share in the present volume, I will only say that I have
tried to present Professor Maspero's inimitable French in the form of
readable English, rather than in a strictly word-for-word translation; and
that with the hope of still further extending the usefulness of the book, I
have added some foot-note references.

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Discusses archaeological discoveries in Egypt and the importance of these excavations to the study of ancient Egyptian history. ... Read more

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speculative and informative
Heavily revised, this book covers every possible aspect of Ancient Egyptculture, from the invasion of the Hyksos to hieroglyphs, from Egyptian artto its religion. The authors discuss the reigns of several pharaohs,including Thutmose III, Amenhotep IV and Tutankhamun. Containing many blackand white illustrations, this is an interesting and informative book forbeginners in Egyptology. ... Read more

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Against the romantic backdrop of Edwardian Egypt, the irresistible Amelia Peabody and her charmingly unconventional family prove themselves to be formidable foes of villainy. In The Ape Who Guards the Balance Amelia must muster all of her considerable skills of detection to unravel a snarled web of stolen archeological treasures, murderous cults, and fallen women. The Peabody-Emerson family has set sail for Egypt and the 1907 archaeological season. But a mint-condition papyrus of the Book of the Dead falls into their hands, and the prospects for the 1907 archaeological season turn deadly. This captivating best-seller showcases the talent that caused the Mystery Writers of America to name Elizabeth Peters a Grand Master. With Barbara Rosenblats dazzling narration, you will find yourself held pleasurably in the balance of this exotic mystery. An interview with Elizabeth Peters concludes this audio production. ... Read more

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The Ape Who Guards the Balance.
Thank you for the wonderful read.My son, a lituraqture instuctor at a Univ. is now enjoying it.The book was in excellent condition.Thank you.

Reader cheating
This is the first Amelia Peabody mystery I have read, and may be the last. The solution to this mystery depends on the reader's knowledge of events in previous books. In fact, most of the banal and tedious conversations in this book are made up of variations on "Do you remember when..." And of course, unless we've read all the previous books, we don't remember. This is reader cheating of the first order. Nor is it the only problem with this book.

It took me a while to figure out what was wrong with Peters' characters: she shows us one thing but tells us another. An example: Radcliffe Emerson, the archaelogist husband of Amelia Peabody. When narrating in her own voice, Amelia constantly sprinkles little endearments about him, compliments on his physique and his tender care of her, his intelligence and his overall superhuman qualities. But what she SHOWS us, in his endless rages, his stubbornness, his bad manners and his loud bluster, is a boor. Emerson shows affection towards his wife once and only once in the book; most of the time he is yelling at her, bullying other archeaologists, or insulting almost everyone he encounters. To portray a family in constant conflict, as she does here, while maintaining the impression of shared love and trust, is a delicate balancing act. Unfortunately, Ms. Peters fails at this balancing act several times. The family is torn by internal tensions, menaced by external danger, and pretty much falls apart. Constantly TELLING us that they are close-knit does not overcome the fact that they are SHOWN to be a dysfunctional mess. The constant contradiction between what the author is telling us and what she is showing us leads to a lot of confusion, at least for this reader.

I found the only interesting part of this book to be the re-telling of the story of the tragically botched excavation of Tomb KV55. Based on a true story, it's enough to make one want to canonize Howard Carter for his meticulous professionalism in the excavation of King Tut's tomb. It's the echo of Egypt and Egyptology that gives this otherwise lukewarm mystery any charm it might have; as I have said elsewhere, Ms. Peters (Dr. Barbara Mertz) excels at her non-fiction books on Egypt, which so far as I can tell, surpass this book by miles.

See Dr. Mertz/Ms. Peters' non-fiction on Egypt
Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt

Amelia is wonderful
I really love Amelia Peabody Emerson.However, this title was sent to me and it sounded like it was a NEW Amelia book, not a re-published 1998 book.Be careful!!!Don't spend your $$ on a book you already have.

Robbing Tombs
THE APE WHO GUARDS THE BALANCE by Elizabeth Peters takes the Peabody family into Upper Egypt in 1907. The family are beset by grave robbers and Emerson's disdain for the work of previous scholars which he terms--blabber dash.
I love the ending when Sethos tells Amanda the artifacts he removed from a tomb will be well taken care of for he is in the business of robbing tombs.
A good read to keep you up with an engaging family that always discovers a murder along with the archaeological quests.
Nash Black, author of QUALIFYING LAPS.

Very pleased to complete my collection.
Item arrived in timely fashion, like new condition.Very pleased with entire transaction.Thanks! ... Read more

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This issue of the review journal includes the two titular articles, plus an analytical review of Erman's Agyptische Grammatik. ... Read more